Window construction



Oct. 11; 1932. J. v. o'coNNo'R WINDOW CONSTRUCTION Filed June 14, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A llomey Patented Oct. 11, 1932 oi-re sr JOSEPH V. OGONNOB, OIE CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO RICHARD 3'. OCONNOR, OF GUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO line 6-6 of Figure 2.

WINDOW consrrworron Application filed. June 14,

This invention relates to an improved window construction which is characterized by an improved sill which is especially designed to compensate for drainage of water so as to prevent rain water from getting into the interior of the house by way of the sill.

It is a matter of common knowledge that rain water when dashed against the members of the window frame gravitates down to the bottom of the members and accumulates on the sill. The excess water naturally runs E on the outside of the sill, j amb, sash and to the outside edge of the sill, and drops off without harm. A certain percentage of the water however seeps into thegroove at the opposite end of the sill and finds its way into the interior of the house, frequently soaking the wall plaster and ruining the wallpaper.

The primary distinguishable structural features are embodied in the shape and conimately on the plane of the line 22 of Figure 4.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the sill.

Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the plane of the line 44 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a perspective cross section on the line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a detail sectional View on the The improved sill is generally represented by the numeral 7 and is characterized by a number of different features. For instance at the opposite end are grooves 8 for recep tion of the lower end portion of the j amb 9.

"{In accordance with the present invention 1930. Serial No. 461,155.

there is a counter groove lOof V -shaped con figuration formed in the bottom of the main groove 8, and this communicates with an adjacent inclined drainpassage 11 whose dis charge end is located adjacent the outer edge of the body. of the sill..f

Formed across the bottom of the sill is a trough l2. Formed on top of the'sill' is a" shoulder 13 and a similar shoulder raised portion is forined at 14.. Thelast named shoulder 1 1 isadapted for' reception'in a' mortise groove formed in the bottom of the stool 15 as shownin F igure 1. This p o-i vides a dependable weatherproof joint at this point.

Underneath this mortise is a longitudinal rabbet 16 which is provided to unite the plaster and lathing with'the sill member so that this excludes the air or wind from reachlng the inside at this particular point.

In accordance with the invention the lower,

end of the jamb in each instance is cut ofi so that it seatsin the main groove 8 as shown in Figure 2 and overlies the V-shapedcou'ntergroove 10 as shown in Figure 6. Thus the water which seeps down along the jamb collects in thegroove 10 and gravitates down through the passage ll where it is deposited. Referring to Figure 4, it will be observed that the numeral 17 designates the parting strip carried by the jamb 9, and .it will be. noted that the blind stop '18 located adjacent this is formed with a vertical groove for reception of a tongue 19.0n the jamb providing a weatherproof joint at this particular point.

The outside casingor facing board 20 has its lower end extended down below the top of the body of the sill so as to engage behind 9 the aforesaid shoulder 13, thus providing another weatherproof joint here The numeral 21 merelydesignates the studding and 2 2 the plaster, siding or the like.

The structural details to be emphasized are as follows: a v First, I call attention to the manner in which the lower end portions of the j ambs 9 are seated in the grooves 8 so as to permit these ends to overly the V-shaped countergroove 10. This allows the water which ac- I a desirable connection of the with the adjacent structure. 1 V

The tongue and groove joint between the ting the shoulder and portions of the inner faces u abutting the strips, the transverse grooves terminating short of the shoulder with the lowerends of the strip resting on those portionsof the sill between the outer ends of'the grooves and the shoulder.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. JOSEPH V. OCONNOR.

, parts 18 and 19 in Figure it is important to i guard against the entrance of rain. Moreover, the projecting lower end portion. of the. Q.

outer casing board 20 co operating with the adjacent shoulder 13' isan fadded feature. All of these features contribute toward the production of a practical, and dependable window construction which is regarded as a novel contribution to the art and a decided improvementupon presentday window constructions with which Iam familiar:

It is thought thatpersons skilled in the art to which the invention relates will' be able to obtain a clear understanding of the invention after considering the description in connection with the drawings. Therefore,

a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary. y

'Minor changes in shape, size, and rearrangement'ofdetailscoining within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to in actual-practice if desired; V 7 V a I'olaim: '7

v 1. A window sill having a reduced outer part forming a shoulder'at the j'unction of 7 said reduced part and the main part of the sill, said shoulderbeing located onthe upper face of the sill, and said sill having transverse grooves in its upper face adjacentthe ends thereof, said grooves: terminating inwardly of the shoulder with the bottom of the grooves sloping upwardly and inwardly w to the inner edge of the sill, said grooves re-V ceivingthe lower ends of the side members of the frame, and the bottomof each ofthese grooves having agroove therein of less width tha'n'the first groove and said sill having drain openings therein sloping downwardly and outwardly from the outer'ends of the second grooves through the lower face of the sill, and a -longitudinally extending groove in the lower'face of the sill spaced inwardly from the vdischarge end ofthe drain hole.

2. A window structure of the class described comprising'a sill having transverse grooves therein, and a reduced outer part forming a shoulder on the upper face of the sill at the junction of the reduced part with the main part of the sill, sidemembers having their lower ends seated inthe grooves, the outer edges of the side members having ribs thereon, vertical strips having grooves therein for receiving the ribs, andexterior casing members having their lower ends abut 

